With short, limber legs and a long tail, the clouded leopard is perfectly adapted for living in the trees. Flexible ankle joints allow it to descend trunks headfirst, one of only two cat species that can pull this off. A long tail provides stabilizing balance for leaps between trees. Sharp, retractable claws let this jungle climber dangle off branches in all sorts of gravity-defying positions.
A special day for a special cat
Today in History
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Let’s celebrate
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Weaverbird nests at Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve
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Through an artist s eyes
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Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
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The ‘Night of Nights’
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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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Muskoxen in Dovre-Sunndalsfjella National Park, Norway
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Hay, what s up?
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Surf s up—Down Under
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International Surfing Day
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How green is my valley
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European hedgehog in Sussex, England
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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
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Snow buntings take flight
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It s Slovenia s Independence and Unity Day
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Henningsvær Stadion, Norway
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Rising up from the black sand like rock gods
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Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
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I ll call for pen and ink
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First day of autumn
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World Olive Tree Day
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A day of death and rebirth
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Mooncake time
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El Valle de la Luna, Chile
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Giants of the avian world
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Montreux, Switzerland, and all that jazz
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World Otter Day
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Lunar eclipse
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Cordouan Lighthouse, France
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Dolomites